“I was twelve years old; and about that time, that I began to make up my acquaintance with hard times, and a plenty of them.” – David Crockett From his Narrative, 1834

“My father’s name was John Crockett, and he was of Irish descent. I have learned that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and took part in that bloody struggle. He fought, according to my information, in the battle at . . . — — Map (db m152044) HM